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Quarter 3 – Module 1
Biases and Prejudices

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Quarter 3 – Module 1: Biases and Prejudices
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Writer: Jamwhell V. Ortiz, MATESP
Editors: Ma. Loradel G. Delumpines, PhD
Edna Natividad, MAELS
Entizar Ibrahim, MAEd
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 What I Need to Know

Our role as part of society and our way of being sensitive to others matter as we interact
with other people. The way we communicate, think, believe, and feel towards other individuals,
groups, ideas, events, and things may have positive and negative impacts. Dealing with others
without bias and prejudice is essential in our interaction.

This module is made for you to understand the biases and prejudices in the community.
It provides you some of the common examples of these based on the real situation or life
experience. This is to help you develop the important skills of critical reading in determining
the existing bias and prejudice, which consequently empowers you to contribute happier and
fairer community culture and improvements in the attainment of healthier dealings and
communications.

Please note that any resemblance of characters used in the given examples and activities
is purely unintentional and coincidental. This is contextualized to provide real and relevant life
examples for you to relate, engage, and learn in a meaningful and reflective guided independent
task.

In this module, you are expected to:

a. Determine the different types of biases and prejudices;

b. Identify statements that show biases and prejudices;
c. Differentiate biases and prejudices;
d. Cite examples of biases and prejudices in the real-life; and
e. Provide ways on how to minimize or avoid bias and prejudice.

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 What I Know

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is an example of bias?

A. All victims of typhoon Ulysses were given assistance and food because the government
values its people.
B. Handicapped persons are considered impotent. They are incapacitated to accomplish
the things assigned to them, especially in physical activity.
C. It is believed that Ana won the contest because of her close attachment to the judges.
D. Only intelligent students are exempted from the requirements. We who have low grades
need to study all the topics and accomplish the five projects in just one week.
2. People may become bias because______________________.
A. they are influenced by the environment C. they have a similar thought
B. they tend to avoid being judged D. they are tolerant and generous
3. One of the similarities between bias and prejudice is ____________:
A. negative thought C. negative treatment
B. negative action D. positive communication
4. Which of the following is an example of prejudice?
A. Only his nearest neighbor shared a substantial volume of food.
B. A person with a mental condition should be prohibited from schooling. They may
not have the learning potential.
C. I found out that the goods here are cheaper than the other stores, so I chose to buy
here without hesitation.
D. Of all the women living in that area, only the beautiful ones were given free access
to the new salon.
5. Which of the following is the least common type of prejudice?
A. Religion B. Mental condition C. Nationality D. Marketing
6. Which of the following is considered bias?
A. The speaker/writer is relying on incomplete material.
B. The speaker/writer attempts to confuse the listener or reader.
C. The speaker/writer is to persuade the listener/reader on selective agenda.
D. The speaker's/listener's thinking is not influenced by his experience.
7. Using “He” as a generic pronoun to represent all members of group regardless of gender is
considered______________.
A. race bias B. gender bias C. class bias D. sex bias
8. 8. When an author causes thoughts or emotions to cloud his/her objectivity with respect to
everything that he/she suggests about his/her objectivity, his/her act is
considered______________.
A. bias B. prejudice C. discrimination D. stereotyping

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 Lesson

1 BIASES AND PREJUDICES

Have you been judged before because of your appearance and behavior? Have you
selectively listened to someone who is speaking in preference to your choice? Have you
become so receptive or friendly to certain people only? Have you ever experienced not being
selected and not being given a favor?
Every day we communicate with people and make countless decisions. Our decisions
tend to be influenced by our environment and stereotypes that already exist in the society into
which we were born. This decision may be a product of our thinking and instinctive feelings
that play a strong part in influencing our judgments away from being balanced or even-handed.
Whether purposely or unintentionally, this can have very real and potentially
detrimental consequences in society and our being because of our prejudiced thinking and
biased actions. Now, let us process the following actions below.

What's In
Activity 1: Categorical Review
Directions: Read the statements in the pool below. Categorize the statement in the
correct group of action where it belongs. Work on this on a separate sheet
of paper.

1. All victims of the typhoon Ulysses

were given assistance and food. 6. She should have been isolated to the
2. Those vaccines are offered for free to COVID-19 facility because of her dry
the rich people only. cough.
3. Handicapped persons are considered 7. He was compensated based on his
impotent. effort.
4. It is believed that Ana won the contest 8. Hiring low-grade applicants could lead
because of her close attachment to the to the company’s bankruptcy.
judges. 9. Our parents set equal limits and
5. Only intelligent students are exempted consistent in guiding us in our
from the requirements. household tasks.

Fairness Unfairness Judging Others

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 What's New

Activity 2: Spot On
Directions: Determine the differences and similarities of the statements for each
scenario below. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

SCENARIOS A Similarities of the scenario 1 and 2:

__________________________________
Our teacher gives us grades __________________________________
1 based on the actual performance __________________________________
task using the presented rubric. __________________________________
__________________________________

Differences of the scenario 1 and 2:

Our teacher gives a higher rating
2 to female students than male __________________________________
students without using the rubric __________________________________
for the performance task. __________________________________
__________________________________

SCENARIOS B
Similarities of the scenario 3 and 4:
__________________________________
Despite his mental condition and
__________________________________
odd behavior, he was accepted
3 __________________________________
into the group and accomplished
__________________________________
the class project promptly.
__________________________________
__________________________________

Accepting him to be part of the Differences of the scenario 3 and 4:

group could be a burden to the __________________________________
accomplishment of the school __________________________________
4 project. His mental condition and __________________________________
odd behavior can compromise __________________________________
the quality and timeliness of our __________________________________
output. __________________________________
__________________________________

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 What Is It

Bias and prejudice are closely related and often used interchangeably. Both have a
negative impact on our dealings. Let us explore the differences between these concepts.

Bias is a tendency to look at things in a certain way, in preference to another way. It means a
tendency to favor or support or against a particular one person, group, thing, or point of view
over another resulting in unfairness. Examine the scenarios A in the activity above. The second
statement shows favoritism and unfairness resulting in a bias.
Some of the most common types of bias are:
1. Anchoring This happens when people are too relied on current information or
Bias the initial information they find in decision-making.
Example: From what I know, I chose you because I believed
others are not as good as you.
2. Media Bias This happens when the journalists and news producers in the mass
media select what to report and cover.
Example: As a witness to the incident, I can attest that the
reported news is far from what I see because the events
are reversed and untrue.
3. Confirmation This happens when one tends to search for, interpret, favor and
remember information supporting one's belief and views.
Example: When he found out that the report did not agree with
his views, he immediately researched facts to prove
that he was right.
4. Conformity This happens when one makes a wrong or uncomfortable decision
to fit in to please the group of people.
Example: Although I did not agree with my will, I went with
them to be happy. I was ashamed of my own helpless
decision.
5. Halo Effect This happens when one sees the wonderful thing about a person and
let the perceptions on everything else about that person be distorted.
Example: Among the applicants, only Leo's papers were
completely reviewed because the manager was
impressed with his awards and commendations.
Prejudice refers to pre-judging before looking at the evidence. It is an unfavorable opinion or
feeling beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. Prejudice can have a strong
influence on how people behave and interact with others, particularly with those who are
different from another group. This can be observed in the second statement of scenario B from
the activity above.
The most common types of prejudice include:
1. Racism This is the idea that groups of people exhibit different personality
characteristics and can be separated based on the dominance of one
race over another.

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 Example: All Chinese in the country are considered virus carriers
due to the COVID-19 disease.
2. Sexism This is a prejudice based on sex or gender.
Example: Women are considered weak and lack the strength and
ability to do the work of men.
3. Classism This is a prejudice based on social class or grouping of individuals
based on wealth, occupation, income, education, and social network.
Example: The poor are uneducated and do not help our country;
they should not be treated well by the government.
4. Ageism This is a prejudicial attitude towards older people, old age, and the
aging process.
Example: All adults should not be hired because they only
become a burden, especially those who deserve to
retire.
5. Religion This is the attitude towards a person or group differently because of
the particular beliefs about religion.
Example: He lost his job because of his religion, which was
believed to conflict with his employer.
These types of prejudice can also be a form of bias. Similarly, a person can be biased
because of prejudice. However, prejudice and discrimination are different. Prejudice refers to
a person's thought or attitude, while discrimination is the behavior acted upon by a prejudice
regarding a certain group of people.

What's More

Activity 3: Prejudicially Biased Classification

Directions: Identify whether the statement for each item shows bias or prejudice. Write
your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

_______ 1. A mentally disabled person should not be allowed to go to school. They do

not possess the capacity to learn.
_______ 2. A big amount of food was shared with his closest neighbor only.
_______ 3. He's considered dumb because his grades in all subjects are poor.
_______ 4. The newly opened hotel in our town accommodates only rich people.
_______ 5. Being a new member of the group, his opinion was rejected during the
meeting as the senior officers underrated this.
_______ 6. The Filipinos were not lucky enough to be selected in the contest because
they were considered incompetent to match other countries' strengths.
_______ 7. On her birthday, she announces to his classmates that only close friends are
invited.
_______ 8. All Asians are considered inferior in the knowledge of the international
language.

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Activity 4: Key In
Directions: Read and analyze the paragraphs below. Determine the sentence or part of the
paragraph that shows bias or prejudice. And Identify the keyword being
described by the paragraph and the image by arranging the given clue letters
of this keyword. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Around the world, it is much more difficult for women to find

a career than for men. Employers prefer to run high-quality
jobs using male workers. The view of accepting women for
change is difficult in the immediate future. It is assumed that
when it comes to manpower, a woman cannot replace the
talents and abilities of a man. Thus, an organization only hires
and employs men, and women are left at home.

E I M S S X

Statement that shows bias:

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
Statement that shows prejudice:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

2. During the peak of COVID-19, we were deprived of receiving

goods and assistance from the private sectors. They selectively
choose the people who could also reciprocate their cause. We
were judged by our appearance, attitudes, behavior, education,
and job. We, the poor people, are deliberately considered
worthless in society. Any help is difficult for us to get because
only a few have a heart and are open to people like us.

C A S L I C O A S S L

Statement that shows bias:

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

Statement that shows prejudice:

___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________

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Activity 5: Give Me Your Reason
Directions: Determine whether the illustration or passage in the box shows bias or
prejudice. Cite your points and answers by completing the statement below the
illustration or passage box. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1 2
Marco aims to help his family
as he seeks employment at a popular
establishment. When there was an
interview with the applicants, Marco was
not fortunate enough to be hired because of
his speech problem. The manager sees that
Marco is incompetent in dealing with the
customer even though he is smart and has
a pleasing look.
Reason(s): Reason(s):
This illustration shows ______________ This passage shows _________________
because __________________________ because __________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________

3 4

Christina once helped me with my previous 4

studies. So, when I became the manager of
one of the largest companies in town and
found out that Christina's son applied for a
job, I could do nothing but accept it. Some
applicants are also incapable of doing low-
grade jobs based on their records as they
failed a neuropsychological test. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_ public_toilet

Reason(s): Reason(s):
This passage shows _________________ This illustration shows ______________
because __________________________ because __________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________
_________________________________ _________________________________

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Activity 6: Triple Match
Directions: The statements in the boxes B below show prejudiced thought and biased
action. Match the statement in boxes B to the corresponding type of prejudice
in boxes A and type of bias in boxes C. Connect them using a line.

B C
A
1. What was reported in that news was
really wrong. They did not reveal the
fact that blind and deaf children can
Ageism pass the exam given. News producers Confirmation
no longer want to favor these people
because they are considered a liability
to the educational system.

2. Joel understands that age is not the

cornerstone of a friend's decision. Yet
even his colleagues prefer young men
intentionally over aged people
Physical
because they assume that older people Anchoring
Disability
are difficult to understand in all
respects. While Joel wants to have an
older friend, he chooses to follow the
group's wishes to upset them.

3. 1. As a man, I prefer to hear works

expressing men's capability. Any sort
of writing about views comparing men
Religion to women is, in my opinion, Conformity
appropriate. Yet accepting that
women are better is inappropriate
because they are fundamentally inept.

4. I prefer my father's belief because it is

what I learned from the word of God.
I do not know much about my
Sexism mother's faith and practices. All I Halo effect
know, based on my grandfather's
stories, is that it is not socially
acceptable.

5. When Liza found out that Luis was a

poor man, she abandoned him. He
preferred Leo because he was wealthy
Classism enough to meet her needs. For Lisa, Media
the poor people have no space in her
life, considering they do not have
enough income and good education.

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Activity 6: Differentiating Similarly
Directions: Compare and contrast the bias and prejudice using the Veen Diagram below.
Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Bias
Prejudice

What I Have Learned

Activity 6: Sum-squared Learning

Directions: Complete the activity below by providing the needed information and answers
for each box.

Definition of Bias Characteristic of Bias

Two examples of Bias:

Two examples of Prejudice:

Definition of Prejudice Characteristic of Prejudice

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 What I Can Do

Activity 7: Resolving Biases and Prejudices

Directions: List down the common biases and or prejudices you observed in your
community. Provide your possible resolution for each of these and the result
of your action.

Biases / prejudice I
Things I will do Possible result
have observed
✓ ➔
1.
✓ ➔
2.
✓ ➔
3.
✓ ➔
4.
✓ ➔
5.

Assessment

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Which of the following is the characteristic of bias?

a. It is a process of pre-judging a person without looking into the evidence.
b. It is usually negative; having no one is advantaged.
c. It is flexible depending on one's thinking and instinctive feeling.
d. It is a fixed type of emotion towards a person.
2. People may become bias because______________________.
a. they want to give equal treatment. c. they have a similar feeling.
b. they are influenced by the environment. d. people, by nature, are self-centered.
3. One of the similarities between bias and prejudice is ____________
a. negative thought c. negative treatment
b. negative action d. positive communication
4. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not
be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." This popular line
from Martin Luther King Jr. speech in 1963 is about_____________________.
a. prejudice in racism c. discrimination in racism
b. bias in nationalism d. freedom and Empowerment
5. Which of the following is the least common type of prejudice?
a. Racism b. Sexism c. Classism d. Linguistic

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6. Which of the following is not considered media bias?
a. Advertising consists of choosing media reports depending on what marketers might
want.
b. The mainstream consists of saying the same thing as all others report - and
preventing offensive stories - to keep people and audiences from turning away.
c. Gender selection consists of a preference for men.
d. In favor of daily events, a media source decides to cover unusual events.
7. This type of bias occurs when you are too reliant on the initial information's details,
resulting in biased decision making.
a. Anchoring b. Conformity c. Religion d. Media
8. Using “He” as a generic pronoun for subject in all forms of writing and speech is
considered______________.
a. race bias b. gender bias c. class bias d. social bias
9. Which of the following is not considered an action that resolves bias?
a. Reflect on the possible outcome in every decision made.
b. Always consider equality in all aspects, especially human selection.
c. Maintain balance in social interaction and communication.
d. Gain more trust and confidence from the viewers
10. Only American and African people are selected to join the world competition; Asians were
rejected. This statement is an example of___________________.
a. bias in racism c. bias in classism
b. prejudice in racism d. prejudice in classism

Additional Activity

Activity 8: You are Quote

Directions: Read and understand the given quotes below. Explain the meaning of these
quotes. Write your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate for the heart of soil has
never been loosened or fertilized by education; they grow there, firm
as weeds among stones”- Charlotte Bronte
"
Creative Common License
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Prejudice

“It is an acknowledge fact that we perceive errors in the work of others

more readily than in our own”-Leonardo da Vinci
Creative Common License
https://www.quotemaster.org/q74ed1ba1c0dee7e2160f10306082faa3

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What’s In
FAIRNESS:
1. All victims of the
typhoon Ulysses were
given assistance and
food.
2. He was compensated
based on his effort.
3. Our parents set equal limits
and consistent in guiding
us in our household chores.
UNFAIRNESS:
Assessment 1. Those vaccines are What’s More
offered for free to the
1. C Activity 3:
rich people only.
2. B
2. It is believed that Ana 1. Prejudice
3. C
4. A won the contest 2. Bias
5. D 3. Prejudice
because of her close
6. C 4. Bias
attachment to the 5. Prejudice
7. A
8. B judges. 6. Prejudice
9. D 3. Only intelligent 7. Bias
10. A students are 8. Prejudice
exempted from the
1. requirements. Activity 4:
JUDGING OTHERS:
1. Handicapped persons 1. Sexism
are considered impotent. 2. Social Class
What I Know
2. She should have been
1. C isolated to the COVID- Activity 6:
2. A 19 facility because of
3. C 1. Physical Disability-
4. B her dry cough. Media
5. D 3. Hiring low-grade 2. Ageism-Conformity
6. D applicants could lead to 3. Sexism-Confirmation
7. B the company’s 4. Religion-Anchoring
8. A 5. Classism-Halo Effect
bankruptcy.
Answer Key
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Development Team
Writer: Jamwhell V. Ortiz, MATESP
Zamboanga City High School Main
Zamboanga City
Editors/QA: Ma. Loradel G. Delumpines, PhD
Edna A. Natividad, MAELS
Entizar V. Ibrahim, MAEd
Rosalie M. Alvarez, EdD
Reviewer: Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD
Education Program Supervisor
Layout Artist: Jovie R. Cruz, MAEd
Management Team:
Roy C. Tuballa, EMD.JD.CESO VI
Jay S. Montealto, CESO VI
Norma T. Francisco, DM
Mildred D. Dayao, EdD
Valeriafides G. Corteza, PhD
Aida Coyme, EdD

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